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Critical care nurses in the U.S. are trained in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), and many earn certification in acute and critical care nursing (CCRN) through the American Association of Critical–Care Nurses. Due to the unstable nature of the patient population, LPN/LVNs are rarely utilized in a primary care role in the intensive care unit.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses’ (AACN) developed the synergy model of patient care as a conceptual framework for their critical care nurse certification program. This midlevel nursing theory identifies core competencies necessary for critical care nurses while providing structure for the AACN certification exam .
Intensive care medicine, usually called critical care medicine, is a medical specialty that deals with seriously or critically ill patients who have, are at risk of, or are recovering from conditions that may be life-threatening. [1] It includes providing life support, invasive monitoring techniques, resuscitation, and end-of-life care. [2]
Chronic critical illness is a disease state which affects intensive care patients who have survived an initial insult but remain dependent on intensive care for a protracted period, neither dying nor recovering. [1] The most characteristic clinical feature is a prolonged requirement for mechanical ventilation. [2]
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AACN Advanced Critical Care is a peer-reviewed nursing journal and an official publication of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. It is intended for "experienced critical care and acute care clinicians at the bedside, advanced practice nurses , and clinical and academic educators ."
The American Journal of Critical Care is a bimonthly peer-reviewed nursing journal covering evidence-based critical care nursing.It is published by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses as its official interprofessional research journal.
A clinical pathway is a multidisciplinary management tool based on evidence-based practice for a specific group of patients with a predictable clinical course, in which the different tasks (interventions) by the professionals involved in the patient care are defined, optimized and sequenced either by hour (ED), day (acute care) or visit (homecare).